Service members from all five branches of the military, federal employees, and federal civilian contractors have joined in a class action lawsuit against the Department of Defense over its COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The 24 plaintiffs “face a deadline under the Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate to receive a COVID-19 vaccine that violates their sincerely held religious…
Pentagon Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Vaccine Mandates on Military, Federal Employees and Contractors
Pentagon Offers Money to Relatives of Afghans Killed by Botched US Airstrike
A top U.S. military official offered payments to relatives of Afghans who were killed by an Aug. 29 U.S. airstrike in Kabul, the Department of Defense said Saturday. Colin Kahl, the U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, conveyed the offer to Dr. Steven Kwon, founder and president of Nutrition and Education International (NEI), a Pentagon…
Pentagon Offers Money to Relatives of Afghans Killed in Botched US Drone Strike
A top U.S. military official offered payments to relatives of Afghans who were killed in an errant Aug. 29 U.S. drone strike in Kabul, the Department of Defense said on Oct. 16. Colin Kahl, the U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, conveyed the offer to Dr. Steven Kwon, founder and president of Nutrition and Education…
CCP Poses ‘Insider Threat’ to American Companies: Former Pentagon Official
A former Pentagon official has warned that the Chinese Communist Party is sending people to infiltrate American businesses. In addition, the Department of Defense needs to do a better job of working with the tech industry to prevent China from achieving dominance in the field of artificial intelligence, the former official said. “The fact is, the…
Hundreds of Thousands of US Troops Still Unvaccinated as Deadlines Loom
Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops remain unvaccinated as COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadlines loom, according to data reviewed by The Epoch Times. A Nov. 2 deadline for active-duty Air Force personnel is the first in a series of dates that various military members are facing to get fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19….
‘One Team, One Fight!’: Former DoD Official Highlights Urgency in US Fight to Maintain AI Superiority Over China
The Pentagon’s efforts to maintain a strategic advantage against China in the domains of artificial intelligence and machine learning are being undermined by bureaucratic waste and a lack of urgency, according to a former Department of Defense (DoD) cybersecurity official. “China isn’t behind, but is leading, and we are running out of time,” said Nicolas…
Catholic Troops Can Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine: Military Archbishop
U.S. troops who are Catholic can refuse to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the military’s archbishop said Tuesday. People can sincerely hold a religious belief “that receiving the vaccine would violate his conscience,” Archbishop for the Military Services Timothy Broglio said in a statement. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus….
CBO Details How Pentagon Can Save $1 Trillion
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released a report showing how the Pentagon can cut $1 trillion in spending by tweaking its national defense strategy. The CBO’s Oct. 7 report comes as lawmakers look to boost the Department of Defense (DOD) budget by 5 percent, with supporters arguing that doing so is necessary to continue…
Senators Vow To Try Again to Bar Dishonorable Discharges for Declining Vaccine
Two Republican senators vowed late Wednesday to try again to bar the Department of Defense (DOD) from dishonorably discharging members of the U.S. military who decline to be vaccinated against the CCP virus, also known as novel coronavirus, the cause of COVID-19. “I just hope the people here realize what a dishonorable discharge really means,”…
Pentagon Gives Civilian Employees Until Early November to Get Fully Vaccinated
The Department of Defense (DOD) said all U.S. civilian employees need to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Nov. 22, giving them only a few weeks to get the shots. The workers are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, or the single dose of the Johnson…
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